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Strategic Skills in Public Health: Building an Open Source Competency Map
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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Systems Thinking Change Management Persuasive Communication Data Analytics Problem Solving Diversity and Inclusion Resource Management Policy Engagement View Open Source Competency Map (Google) Download Open Source Competency Map (Excel) Recent public health workforce initiatives have identified the political, economic, social, and health-related trends that require the workers to apply skills and approaches well beyond traditional […]
Systems Thinking: An Interview with Julia Ross
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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Systems thinking expert Julia Ross has been working in the field of organizational learning and systems change for over 30 years. Much of her work focuses on building the capacity of individuals, teams, and multi-stakeholder groups, using a systems thinking approach to address complex issues and create scalable solutions that offer long-term positive outcomes. Earlier […]
Focusing on the Future: Supporting Public Health’s Young Professionals and Emerging Leaders
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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Nearly half of public health professionals working in health departments intend to leave their positions in the next five years, according to data from the 2017 Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey (PH WINS). Young professionals ages 21 to 30 only make up about 10 percent of the workforce. If you increase the upper […]
Enhancing Communities of Practice: Using Project ECHO to Deepen Skill-Building for the Public Health Workforce
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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The public health workforce is facing new realities that require professionals to prepare, respond, and adapt to rapidly changing landscapes. To improve health outcomes, the field must expand its “scope and reach … to address all factors that [impact] health and well-being” (Public Health 3.0: A Call to Action to Create a 21st Century Public […]
Hurricane Response Hub
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Partnering to enhance ongoing environmental and occupational health recovery efforts of jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 Hurricanes.
Public Health Learning Network Releases Strategic Workforce Action Agenda
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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“… whether it’s housing insecurities or racial inequities or food access… These are the types of things we’re seeing in health improvement plans… [Practitioners] need to know how to address these, how to work across sectors, and how to piece funding together to implement interventions and policy changes.” Many public health workforce reports have identified […]
Reflections: Public Health Workforce Forum
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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This summer, during the Public Health Workforce Forum in New Orleans, we caught up with a few of public health’s most thoughtful and courageous champions to talk about their reflections on the forum and hopes for the future of the workforce–Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association; Brian Castrucci, executive director […]
Public Health Profile: Dr. Christina Welter
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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“We’re the champions of change and the warriors of the future.” – Dr. Christina Welter Earlier this year, the Public Health Learning Network (PHLN) convened more than 250 public health professionals in New Orleans, La. to discuss the current and future needs of the public health workforce. The daylong Public Health Workforce Forum featured an […]
Navigator Reviewers: Building a Sustainable, Competitive, and Knowledgeable Public Health Workforce
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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Since February 2018, more than 180 trainings have been nominated for inclusion on the Learning Navigator. Identifying online trainings that meet rigorous guidelines set forth in the Quality Standards for Training Design and Delivery: Online Learning Edition–the first ever, research-tested tool to assess quality in public health online learning–is a critical and time intensive process. […]
Public Health Practitioners Raise the Bar for Quality Online Learning
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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In recent years, we’ve heard a lot about the evolution of public health practice needed to respond and prevent today’s leading causes of death, including heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, unintentional injuries and overdoses, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes. We’re seeing major calls to action for the public health workforce to think and […]